Five Blogs – 29 August 2014

The (best) five blogs I read today. Check them out.

ISO 29119 one standard to rule them all?
Written by: Scott Dickie

Why we need realism in testing
Written by: Erik Brickarp

How to create a visual test coverage model
Written by: Katrina Clokie

Why change? Why not?
Written by: Duane Dike

The Most Important Leadership Behavior That Builds Trust (and 3 ways to demonstrate it)
Written by: Randy Conley

EXTRA:

Please sign the Petition to Stop ISO 29119
Written by: Cem Kaner

Quote of the day:
“Memory belongs to the imagination” -Alain Robbe-Grillet

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Five Blogs – 28 August 2014

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How Many Hours Should You Work Per Week
Written by: Vinay Kachhara

The Fast Track to Figuring Out Your Next Step
Written by: Robert D. Smith

5 Reasons You Won’t Say ‘No’ – and Maybe Never Will
Written by: Susan Ritchie

What’s A Manager To Do?
Written by: Bob Marshall

In Defense of a Software Testing Manager
Written by: Curtis Stuehrenberg

Quote of the day:
“The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention” -Thich Nhat Hanh

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Five Blogs – 27 August 2014

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On auditing, standards, and ISO 29119
Written by: Markus Gärtner

The ISO 29119 Debate
Written by: Simon Knight

On ISO 29119 Content
Written by: Rikard Edgren

ISO 29119 the “new” testing standard
Written by: Oliver Erlewein

Why is it hard to prepare?
Written by: Mark Miller

Quote of the day:
“Fight against something and we focus on the thing we hate. Fight for something and we focus on the thing we love.” -Simon Sinek

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Five Blogs – 26 August 2014

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How Not to Standardize Testing (ISO 29119)
Written by: James Bach

August, 1914 and Confirmation Bias
Written by: Pete Walen

Error Elimination Testing
Written by: David Greenlees

Rising Against the Rent-Seekers
Written by: Michael Bolton

ISO 29119: What you should know about software testing standards
Written by: Justin Rohrman

EXTRA:

An Open Letter to Professional Tester Magazine
Written by: John Stevenson

An open letter to the blog publisher of professionaltester.com
Written by: Ben Kelly

Quote of the day:
“Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer” -William S. Burroughs

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Five Blogs – 25 August 2014

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7 Types of Leadership Intentions and Impacts
Written by: Jon Mertz

How to choose the right project? Decision making frameworks for software organizations
Written by: Vasco Duarte

Who is influencing your decision?
Written by: Anand Ramdeo

Researchers find it’s terrifyingly easy to hack traffic lights
Written by: Lee Hutchinson

Six FAQs
Written by: Bob Marshall

EXTRA:

Stop 29119
Written by: Iain McCowatt

Quote of the day:
“The present is the instant in which the future crumbles into the past” -Jorge Luis Borges

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Five Blogs – 24 August 2014

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Why Testers Are Losing The ISO 29119 Battle
Written by: Gil Zilberfeld

I am a professional tester – are you?
Written by: Maria Kedemo

Stop ISO 29119
Written by: Tim Hall

Joining the fray on ISO 29119
Written by: Joep Schuurkes

Software testers balk at ISO 29119 standards proposal
Written by: Paul Krill

EXTRA:

Why I oppose adoption of ISO 29119
Written by: Fiona Charles

Quote of the day:
“The true profession of man is to find his way to himself” -Hermann Hesse

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Five Blogs – 22 August 2014

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The trend in IT: focus shifts from process to people
Written by: Rik Marselis

The Petition to Stop ISO 29119
Written by: Keith Klain

Petition to stop ISO 29119
Written by: House of Test

Standard. Or Not.
Written by: Rob Lambert

Forming a resistance against ISO 29119
Written by: Neil Studd

EXTRA:

A turning point for the context-driven testing community?
Written by: Lee Hawkins

Software Testing Standardization: Why you should be afraid
Written by: Josh Meier

Quote of the day:
“I bear the wounds of all the battles I avoided” -Fernando Pessoa

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Five Blogs – 21 August 2014

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The Art Of Leadership Is Not Without Struggle
Written by: Lolly Daskal

Failing is Good
Written by: Terry Watkins

The #1 rule of agile management
Written by: Henrik Berglund

Success Wasn’t Built in a Day
Written by: Robert D. Smith

Takeaways from the Continuous Automated Testing Tutorial at CAST2014
Written by: Michael Corum

Quote of the day:
“Take nothing but memories, leave nothing but footprints” -Chief Seattle

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Five Blogs – 20 August 2014

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Learning by Gaming
Written by: Nicholas Hjelmberg

What does TDD mean for me, the Tester?
Written by: Duncan Nisbet

Great Expectations
Written by: Aaron Hockley

Three Types of Activities
Written by: Jurgen Appelo

My Thoughts on Testing Certifications
Written by: Karen N. Johnson

Quote of the day:
“However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results” -Winston Churchill

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Five Blogs – 19 August 2014

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Why we still need agile
Written by: Jason Little

Feedback… Criticism or Opportunity?
Written by: Gwyn Teatro

When to Delegate? Try the 70% Rule
Written by: Jim Schleckser

What Is An MVP?
Written by: Gil Zilberfeld

4 People Every Successful Business Needs
Written by: Lolly Daskal

EXTRA:

My Testing Manifesto 2014
Written by: Anne-Marie Charrett

Quote of the day:
“There are years that ask questions and years that answer” -Zora Neale Hurston

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